Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is not among the 20 most common cancers in the UK, accounting for 1% of all new cancer cases (2015).[1-4]
In males in the UK, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is not among the 20 most common cancers (1% of all new male cancer cases). In females in the UK it is not among the 20 most common cancers (less than 1% of all new female cancer cases).
63% of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cases in the UK are in males, and 37% are in females.
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia incidence rates (European 
) for persons are significantly higher than the UK average in Wales, significantly lower than the UK average in Northern Ireland and Scotland, and similar to the UK average in England.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (C91.1), Number of New Cases, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population, UK, 2015
| England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | UK | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Cases | 2,026 | 110 | 161 | 29 | 2,326 |
| Crude Rate | 7.5 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 7.3 | |
| AS Rate | 9.0 | 4.9 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 8.6 | |
| AS Rate - 95% LCI | 8.6 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 8.3 | |
| AS Rate - 95% UCI | 9.3 | 5.9 | 13.0 | 5.8 | 9.0 | |
| Female | Cases | 1,226 | 49 | 79 | 29 | 1,383 |
| Crude Rate | 4.4 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | |
| AS Rate | 4.5 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | |
| AS Rate - 95% LCI | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 4.0 | |
| AS Rate - 95% UCI | 4.8 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
| Persons | Cases | 3,252 | 159 | 240 | 58 | 3,709 |
| Crude Rate | 5.9 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 5.7 | |
| AS Rate | 6.5 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 6.2 | |
| AS Rate - 95% LCI | 6.3 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 6.0 | |
| AS Rate - 95% UCI | 6.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | |
around the For chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, there are few established risk factors therefore differences between countries largely reflect differences in diagnosis and data recording.
References
- Data were provided by the Office for National Statistics on request, July 2017. Similar data can be found here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/cancerregistrationstatisticsengland/previousReleases.
- Data were provided by ISD Scotland on request, August 2017. Similar data can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Publications.
- Data were provided by the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit, Health Intelligence Division, Public Health Wales on request, October 2017. Similar data can be found here: http://www.wcisu.wales.nhs.uk.
- Data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry on request, July 2017. Similar data can be found here: http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/.
About this data
Data is for UK, 2015, ICD-10 C91.1.
